We’ve all heard about the iconic vibe of Route 66, the neon lights on Broadway and the ocean air of the Pacific Coast Highway. But there are untold stories emanating from countless blue highways across the land like Interstate 20, which cuts a 1500-mile swath from South Carolina to Texas, and cuts deep into the spirit of those who’ve spent their lives traversing it.

The 2016 Tiny Desk Contest is now open! We're accepting your videos from now until Feb. 2, so get your friends together and send one our way. We'll begin to share some of the more intriguing submissions in our weekly newsletter and on our Tumblr, so keep an eye out for exciting happenings across the Tiny Desk community.

Tedeschi Trucks Band have announced plans to release their third full-length, Let Me Get By, on Jan. 29, 2016.

The 12-piece, led by husband-and-wife team of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, recorded the project at their home studio, Swamp Raga Studios, in Jacksonville, Florida. Let Me Get By marks the first time Trucks has served as the sole producer for a TTB album is set to focus on themes of independence, love and release.

Have you ever watched a Tiny Desk Concert and thought, "Hey, I want to do that!?" Well, now's your chance to play behind my desk here at NPR. That's right: We're bringing NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest back for a second year.